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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word penumbra.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
2 syllable words
3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word penumbra.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

agora

acantha

agenda

alumna

alhambra

algebra

amenta

althea

alpaca

ammonia

amoeba

amphora

angora

angina

angola

ankara

anguilla

anona

antenna

apnea

asmara

aquila

arena

armilla

area

aroma

atria

armada

aurora

banana

barbara

beluga

batiste

avena

azalea

bandana

bermuda

bonanza

bonobo

camera

bravura

brachia

alfalfa

camorra

campana

canada

canberra

candela

candida

capella

cappella

carissa

catawba

cassada

catena

chautauqua

chimera

chinchilla

cholera

cicala

chihuahua

cicada

cochlea

columba

commonplace

cordoba

credenza

coria

cornea

corolla

corona

corsica

cortina

crimea

cupola

datura

delilah

garuda

dilemma

diana

genera

duena

dulciana

enema

eczema

echidna

edema

enigma

fibula

fedora

felucca

ferrara

farina

erica

eureka

formula

flotilla

fortuna

domina

geneva

formica

formosa

galena

galea

helena

gorilla

guerilla

guerrilla

hafnia

hanukkah

gondola

hyena

havana

idea

iguana

impala

india

jamaica

janthina

jehovah

kanawha

kinshasa

kimono

koala

korea

glaucoma

levana

liana

libya

lilia

lymphoma

macabre

lutecia

madeira

madonna

manilla

malaga

magnesia

malacca

mahatma

mantilla

medulla

marimba

mantua

mascara

maxilla

media

medusa

mimosa

melissa

minerva

messiah

miasma

nineveh

nebula

mucosa

modena

nausea

niagara

nirvana

pyrena

magdala

nonmembers

olea

oliva

orchestra

omega

ostia

pagoda

pecora

pandora

pellagra

patera

papaya

patina

pariah

papua

pergola

patella

persona

remembers

nonmember

piazza

marsala

quinoa

piano

prunella

remember

plethora

pomona

remembrance

scintilla

renate

rotunda

retina

replica

reseda

rosella

rotella

rubella

rhodia

sabella

samara

scapula

scandia

salina

savanna

saliva

senora

sienna

sierra

silica

spatula

syncopal

subpoena

taira

tempera

tiara

titania

trivia

trachea

tortilla

tequila

ultima

umbrella

stamina

unimproved

unemployed

urethra

urea

vanessa

ursula

utica

vagina

vaccina

valhalla

wenona

vanilla

vertebra

veranda

verbena

viola

xenia

lamina

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word penumbra

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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